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Random thoughts on RPGs- - -There’s a blog: https://goblinshenchman.wordpress.comRSS feed: https://anchor.fm/s/7d26480/podcast/rss

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    149 - Kids Play AD&D 1e - Session 4

    Henchling 2 has been listening to Tale of the Manticore podcast and so wanted to play D&D (previously they have played a few sessions of Mausritter RPG) Each Henchling rolled up 2 characters, and Henchling 2's friend had 2 characters. We have:Oliver - 2nd level Dwarf Fighter Karl - 2nd level Human Cleric (Cure light Wounds)April - 2nd level Elf Magic User (Magic Missile; Sleep) Felix - 2nd level Human Thief Derrick - 1st level Human PaladinJeff - 1st level Halfling ThiefThis time, they get hired to enter the maze of the minotaur ...

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    148 - Kids Play AD&D 1e - Session 3

    Henchling 2 has been listening to Tale of the Manticore podcast and so wanted to play D&D (previously they have played a few sessions of Mausritter RPG) Each Henchling rolled up 2 characters, and Henchling 2's friend had 2 characters. We have:Oliver - 1st level Dwarf Fighter Karl - 1st level Human Cleric (Cure light Wounds)April - 1st level Elf Magic User (Sleep) Felix - 1st level Human Thief Gerald - 1st level Human RangerJonny - 1st level Human Druid I'll admit I had even less time to prep than before, but went for some monster classics and a Zelda-like Lock/Key puzzle solving format

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    147 - Henchling runs me through his first dungeon

    147 - Henchling runs me through his first dungeonI think the Henchling's GMing style has been informed by Tale of the Manticore, my past adventures and Zelda breath of the wildPS - The Henchwife was unaware that I was recording and chips in a few times, principally to enquire when I was to return to my allotted tasks ... Me giving the universal signal that I was recording, sadly fell on deaf ears ... :O\

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    146 - Kids Play AD&D 1e - Session 2

    Henchling 2 has been listening to Tale of the Manticore podcast and so wanted to play D&D (previously they have played a few sessions of Mausritter RPG) Each Henchling rolled up 2 characters, hard work when you have go guide them both through the process.We have:Oliver - 1st level Dwarf Fighter Karl - 1st level Human Cleric (Cure light Wounds)April - 1st level Elf Magic User (Sleep) Felix - 1st level Human Thief I'll admit I didn't have much time to prep, but went for some monster classics and a novelty staircase I dreamed up a while ago!

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    145 - Kids Play AD&D 1e - Session 1

    EDIT * When I talked about how hard it was to roll up a Paladin, I meant an AD&D 1e Bard * Henchling 2 has been listening to Tale of the Manticore podcast and so wanted to play D&D (previously they have played a few sessions of Mausritter RPG) Each Henchling rolled up 2 characters, hard work when you have go guide them both through the process.We have:Oliver - 1st level Dwarf Fighter Karl - 1st level Human Cleric (Cure light Wounds)April - 1st level Elf Magic User (Sleep) Felix - 1st level Human Thief I'll admit I didn't have much time to prep, but went for some monster classics

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    144 - Personality Tree Charts

    Links :: NPC Personality Profiles – at a glance (also includes 2000 NPC names and 2000 traits): https://goblinshenchman.wordpress.com/2023/11/18/npc-personality-profiles-at-a-glance-also-includes-2000-npc-names-and-2000-traits/ :: Advent(ure) Calendar | 24 Days of Festive Dungeoneering (before there was #Dungeon23 there was #ADVENTureCalendar22): https://goblinshenchman.wordpress.com/2022/12/01/adventure-calendar-24-days-of-festive-dungeoneering/ :: Grimbo Grotto | Christmas Farcical Horror Adventure: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/340232/Grimbo-Grotto--Christmas-Farcical-Horror-Adventure?affiliate_id=774882

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    143 - To Catch a (Mole Rat) Thief | part 2 of 2 - Mausritter actual play

    To catch a (mole rat) Thief | part 2 of 2 - Mausritter actual play Henchlings and two friends play Mausritter. Mice: Alder Tunneler; Green Leaf; August Summer; and Blue Star (ages 6-10) Spoilers: :: Back Track to the Goop Pit ur :: Chest & Sausages :: Lava run :: Lava Bird :: Pips alore :: Mole Rat Showdown + Another :: Lava Gem :: Back Home

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    142 - To Catch a (Mole Rat) Thief | part 1 of 2 - Mausritter actual play

    To catch a (mole rat) Thief | part 1 of 2 - Mausritter actual play Henchlings and two friends play Mausritter before a hotdog break. Mice: Alder Tunneler; Green Leaf; August Summer; and Blue Star (ages 6-10) Spoilers::: King of the Mice needs help !!:: Mirror room:: Croc bridge:: Slime swing:: Creepy doll Hotdog break

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    141 - Can I Kick it?

    Here's the Kickstarter LINK 

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    140 - Did I create the Depth Crawl (first)

    Sorry about the background noise. Link to blog post:  https://goblinshenchman.wordpress.com/2022/12/10/did-i-invent-the-depth-crawl-first/ Voice message me: https://anchor.fm/ghench/message

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    139 - " R " is for Religion [[ OSR ]]

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    138 - Advent(ure) Calendar

    Link: https://goblinshenchman.wordpress.com/2022/12/01/adventure-calendar-24-days-of-festive-dungeoneering/ Voice message me: https://anchor.fm/ghench/message

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    137 - Face Folio - Deck of Cards (... an unboxing)

    Link: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/414998/Face-Folio--50-Card-Deck-double-sided--100-images?affiliate_id=774882 Voice message me: https://anchor.fm/ghench/message

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    136 - OSR = Arts & Craft movement (Part 2 of Do you even OSR)

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    135 - Do you even OSR?

    Why is the OSR so ill defined? I like that the OSR is DIY and embraces new ideas Voice message me: https://anchor.fm/ghench/message

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    134 - The Master’s Hoard

    Link: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/244710/The-Masters-Hoard?affiliate_id=774882  Voice message me: https://anchor.fm/ghench/message

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    133 - Some general jibber jabbering

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    132 - Lost Key of Stumpsville (part 2 of 2) - Mausritter actual play (should I write this adventure up?)

    Voice message me: https://anchor.fm/ghench/message  Part 2 of 2 - Henchlings play Mausritter with a friend  Lost Key of Stumpsville (part 1 of 2) - Mausritter actual play   Mice: Green Leaf; Alder Tunneler; August Summer (ages 6 to 8) Spoiler:   - end of hotdog break - :: Sleeping Guard :: Treasure Room (full of pips) :: Giving the slip & on the run :: Leaps of Faith :: Hot Air Balloon :: Sinking Feeling :: Squirrel King & Bat :: Landing  :: Locking the Gate  :: Telling the Tall Tale - END -

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    131 - Lost Key of Stumpsville (part 1 of 2) - Mausritter actual play

    Voice message me: https://anchor.fm/ghench/message Two Henchlings play Mausritter with a friend before a hotdog break  Lost Key of Stumpsville (part 1 of 2) - Mausritter actual play Mice: Green Leaf; Alder Tunneler; August Summer Spoiler: :: Alarm - the key is lost (Key of Souls) - King of the Mice needs help !! :: River of Distant (Rapids) :: Tunnel of No Return (Crayfish) :: Lake of Doom (Duck riddle; Dire-Carp) :: Wise Man of the Lake :: Bramble Forest (Bramble Monster) :: Sycamore tree (Pidgeon ride) Hotdog break

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    130 - unusable magic system & updates

    Links: When Sea is calling Voice message me: https://anchor.fm/ghench/message

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    129 - Face Folio is LIVE (for Zine Quest 4)

    Link to Kickstarter : https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/facefolio2/face-folio-for-zine-quest-4?ref=cs8e8e  Ends: 25 August 2022

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    127 - Field Guide to Random Table Design in RPGs + some Doodles

    :: Field Guide to Random Table Design in RPGs : >> LINK << :: 1988 Dungeon : >> LINK << :: My blog https://goblinshenchman.wordpress.com/

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    124 - Portuguese Translation - Hex Flower Cookbook

    Hex Flower Cookbook: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/295083/Hex-Flower-Cookbook  Tito's Blog: https://titorpg.wordpress.com  Sacrebleu: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/243550/Sacrebleu 

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    123 - IP Freely

    IP in RPGs - some thoughts. Nothing said in this podcast constitutes legal advice.  Jason's link to CC flow chart: LINK Ben Milton (Ludifex) and Yochai Gal (yochaigal) both comments on > Reddit < on the value of cc licences that allow people to use their work commercially. 

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    122 - Update

    Face Folio (LINK) In the Heart of the Eternal Forest (LINK) Attack on the Death Moon, Planet or Star (LINK)

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    121 - Wolfram’s 4 colour theorem

    Blog post: https://goblinshenchman.wordpress.com/2022/03/05/wolframs-4-colour-theorem-relationship-mapping/

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    120 - Henchlings try Mausritter (first RPG experience)

    Interview with Henchling, 5-and-a-half years old, about playing first RPG Thumbnail of character sheet Link to RPG: https://mausritter.com/

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    119 - Reddit rant; HF mechanic

    Link: In the Heart of the Unknown Link: Reddit post ... 

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    116 - AD&D 1e vs OSRIC

    Jason’s link: https://www.knights-n-knaves.com/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=15891

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    HEXiCON (?) - Hex Flower talk at BSer Con 2022

    Link https://tabletop.events/conventions/bs-er-con-2022/schedule I'll be speaking 30 January 8pm UK time (3pm East; 2pm Central; 12pm West)

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    113 - OZR + Happy Holidays

    Happy Holidays everyone and wishing you the best in the New Year. Things I talked about: :: In the Heart of Oz - Procedural (Hex Flower) system neutral sandbox based in the land of Oz (--> kindly reviewed by Jason here)  :: Horror is the Hill - 1 page system neutral point crawl set in a giant jack o'lantern :: Grimbo Grotto - system neutral one-shot adventure with a farcical X-Mas horror vibe  GH 

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    110 - D6(6)6 tables - D66 tables with probability gradient

    More on this on my blog: https://goblinshenchman.wordpress.com/2021/09/14/d666-table-d66-table-with-probability-gradient/ Topic Inspired by a blog post by Sofinho: http://aloneinthelabyrinth.blogspot.com/2021/09/a-brand-new-concept-in-dice-rolling.html

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    108 - Wizard of Oz - Hex Flower ?

    Library of Congress link to TWWoO: https://loc.gov/item/03032405/ (The long indicator was me waiting to turn)

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    107 - RPG Life update

    :: In the Heart of the Sea - https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/274573 :: Simple weather Hex Flower - https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/367072

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    106 - 20 Unexpected Rooms

    Link: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/364714

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    105 - Replacing HPs with Usage Die

    Link: https://goblinshenchman.wordpress.com/2021/07/14/hit-points-replaced-with-usage-dice/

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    104 - QR kidding me | drop die-like table

    Link: https://goblinshenchman.wordpress.com/2021/07/11/qr-kidding-me-tish-boom-qr-code-random-room-encounter-table-add-your-own/

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    102 - X-Mas in July | one shot adventure - Grimbo Grotto

    Link: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/340232

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    101 - Party in a pickle | Actual Play | Hex Flower Trial by Jury (smattering of 'blue' language')

    101 - Party in a pickle - Actual Play | Hex Flower Trial by Jury (smattering of 'blue' language')   Link to Hex Flower procedural trial by jury: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/283103/Law--InJustice--A-Procedural-Trial

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